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4.What is an amendment?
4.什么是修正案？
Answer: A change (to the Constitution); An addition (to the Constitution)
答案：對憲法進行變更和添加
Explanation: The men who wrote the U.S. Constitution knew that their document was not perfect.
解釋：撰寫美國憲法的人知道他們的法律文件并不完美。
That is why they included ways to change or add laws to the Constitution in the future.
所以他們允許以后對憲法進行變更或添加。
The fifth article (or section) of the Constitution says that Americans can change the Constitution in two ways.
憲法第五條規定美國人有兩種改變憲法的方式。
The first way is to have another Constitutional Convention, a big meeting where representatives from all of the states would gather and decide on the changes, just like they did when the Constitution was written in Philadelphia in 1787.
第一種方式是召開另一個制憲會議，一次所有的州代表們聚集在一起決定變更的大會，正如他們在1787年費城撰寫憲法時一樣。
This way, however, has never been used.
然而，這種方式從未使用過。
There has never been a second Constitutional Convention.
美國從未召開過第二次制憲會議。
The second and more common way to change the Constitution has two steps.
第二種更常見的變更憲法的方式分為兩步。
First, Congress (the group of elected national representatives) passes (or approves) a special law to change or add something to the Constitution.
首先，國會（一組選舉出來的國民代表）批準專門的法律來變更或添加憲法。
This change or addition is called an amendment.
這樣的變更或添加稱之為修正案。
Two-thirds (or 67%) of the members of Congress has to vote in favor of (or say "yes" to approve) this amendment.
三分之二（或者67%）的國會議員必須投票支持這個修正案。
Then the amendment must be approved by three-fourths (or 75%) of the states.
然后，這個修正案必須由四分之三（或者75%）的州批準。
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